The Future of Forensic DNA Testing: Predictions of the Research and Development Working Group

The Future of Forensic DNA Testing: Predictions of the Research and Development Working Group

The Future of Forensic DNA Testing Predictions of the Research and Development Working Group The National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence was created in at the request of Attorney General Janet Reno When she read about the use of DNA to exonerate someone wrongfully convicted of

Title: The Future of Forensic DNA Testing: Predictions of the Research and Development Working Group

Author: National Institute of Justice U.S. Department of Justice

ISBN: 9781410219480

Page: 328

Format: Paperback

The National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence was created in 1998 at the request of Attorney General Janet Reno When she read about the use of DNA to exonerate someone wrongfully convicted of rape and homicide, she became concerned that others might also have been wrongly convicted The Attorney General then directed the National Institute of Justice NIJ to idenThe National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence was created in 1998 at the request of Attorney General Janet Reno When she read about the use of DNA to exonerate someone wrongfully convicted of rape and homicide, she became concerned that others might also have been wrongly convicted The Attorney General then directed the National Institute of Justice NIJ to identify how often DNA had exonerated wrongfully convicted defendants After extensive study, NIJ published the report Convicted by Juries, Exonerated by Science Case Studies in the Use of DNA Evidence to Establish Innocence After Trial, which presents case studies of 28 inmates for whom DNA analysis was exculpatory On learning of the breadth and scope of the issues related to forensic DNA, the Attorney General asked NIJ to establish the Commission as a means to examine the future of DNA evidence and how the Justice Department could encourage its most effective use The Commission was appointed by the former Director of the National Institute of Justice, Jeremy Travis, and represents the broad spectrum of the criminal justice system Chaired by the Honorable Shirley S Abrahamson, Chief Justice of the Wisconsin State Supreme Court, the Commission consists of representatives from the prosecution, the defense bar, law enforcement, the scientific community, the medical examiner community, academia, and victims rights organizations.

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Published :2018-01-25T19:40:46+00:00